The 1998 NASCAR Winston West Series was the 45th season of the series. The title was won by future NASCAR Cup Series champion Kevin Harvick, his first in the series.

Schedule and results The 1998 season included 14 individual races, although Las Vegas Motor Speedway, California Speedway, and Mesa Marin Raceway hosted two races each. Unlike in past years, there were no combination races with the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. DateNameRacetrackLocationWinnerJanuary 11Winston West 200Tucson Raceway ParkTucson, ArizonaButch GillilandFebruary 25Cactus ClashLas Vegas Motor SpeedwayLas Vegas, NevadaKevin HarvickApril 19Phoenix 150Phoenix International RacewayAvondale, ArizonaRich Woodland Jr.May 2Auto Club 200California SpeedwayFontana, CaliforniaKen SchraderMay 17LUKOil 250KHeartland Park TopekaTopeka, KansasSean WoodsideMay 24Re-Refined Oil Memorial Day 200Mesa Marin RacewayBakersfield, CaliforniaButch GillilandJune 14Spears Manufacturing 200Altamont Motorsports ParkTracy, CaliforniaKevin HarvickJuly 10TCI Digital Cable 200Portland SpeedwayPortland, OregonGary SmithJuly 18California 200California SpeedwayFontana, CaliforniaKevin HarvickJuly 26Kidde Safety 200Pikes Peak International RacewayFountain, ColoradoKevin HarvickAugust 15Coors Light 200Evergreen SpeedwayMonroe, WashingtonButch GillilandOctober 11Iomega/Fry's 100Sears Point RacewaySonoma, CaliforniaKevin HarvickOctober 17Spears Manufacturing 250Mesa Marin RacewayBakersfield, CaliforniaSean WoodsideNovember 7Sam's Town 125Las Vegas Motor SpeedwayLas Vegas, NevadaAndy Houston

Full Drivers' Championship

(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by owner's points. * – Most laps led. DriverTUSLVSPHOCALHPTMMRAMPPORCALPPREVGSONMMRLVS1Kevin Harvick131*2*24*21171*1*315323152Sean Woodside494417*5*3348141*1022153Gary Smith763287221*133123021719454Austin Cameron326891036221237419095Kevin Richards8307112614925135441118976Butch Gilliland11623272211521012122*31318887Kelly Tanner67311931141018618*9171218218Tony Toste1621091115208199108142317909Scott Gaylord141424315137111517710616174810Jeff Davis2682012209812681961522174511Brandon Ash20295161419191617112022135158012Ron BurnsDNQ102821814161416296151320157413Craig Raudman9158662410172628211618152814Eric Norris23DNQ1420122213121895836144115Jeff StreeterDNQ252416161113231515212419134816Blair AikenDNQ23262210361520262819129117Pappy Pryor18221633191817183024142734118818Wayne Jacks1220292624171812233099719Kevin Culver212521513182875520Jerry Cain5DNQ171813571021Bruce BechtelDNQ18DNQ812964722Lance Norick272729157DNQ3263723Nipper Alsup1332732363024Brendan Gaughan1919520562525Bo Lemler17DNQ1723192556426Kenny Smith25132120223955827T. J. Clark241411243849228Davy Lee Liniger129231248629Ken Schrader2*1*1847930Bill McAnally112192346231Don Abreu24DNQ14133345532Randy Nelson422152845433Hershel McGriff23327945034Rich Woodland Jr.117843435Jerry Glanville321741136Mike Chase552939137Bob HowardDNQ34DNQ212538938Billy Kann2611253037639Rick ScribnerDNQ111233940Gary Collins3312532841Darrel KrentzDNQ12DNQ3431642Larry Gunselman19281330943L. J. Pryor161629144Dan Obrist41129045Andy Coyle1711DNQ24246St. James DavisDNQ363227DNQ27247Dean Wanless81625748Davey Manthei101724649Ricky Logan3210DNQ24150Joe Bean3117DNQ20751Jay Sauter32920552Steve Almquist202220053Motohiro Nakaji152720054Andy Houston1*18555Jack SellersDNQ222518556Craig Rayburn153517657Tom Hubert217558Sean Monroe416059Lance Wade416060Lance Hooper416061Boris Said515562Mike Dillon715163Hank Parker Jr.615064Sammy Potashnick223714965David Starr714666Jerry Spilsbury20DNQ13767Ron Esau352913468Bow CarpenterDNQ3013469Jimmy Kitchens1013470Jason SmallDC1013471Scott Saunders21DNQ13172Eric Ash1113073Rick Ware1412174Mark Starr1412175Jeff Ward1511876George NordlingDNQDNQ11677Dirk Piz1810978Bobby Gerhart1810979Hideo Fukuyama1910680Leo Hindery2110081Kazuteru Wakida229782Keiichi Tsuchiya249183Bobby Pangonis249184Ron Jacks258885Rudy Revak258886Rod Bennett268587Tim Buckley268588Doc Faustina297689Ron Hornaday Jr.307390Ron PetersonDNQ7091Tim Steele317092Tom BurbaDNQ6793Brian CutterDNQ6494Michael Alsup336495Mike SnowDNQ5896John WalshDNQ5297Glen Morgan404398Mike RoseDNQ4399Kenneth MosbyDNQ28

See also

1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series 1998 NASCAR Busch Series 1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series 1998 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series 1998 NASCAR Goody's Dash Series

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